Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000

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Monique Small

With my Grandmother's Caribbean background and my Uncle DeDe's travels the world as a Navy chef, it's what I know and what I love.

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

My Granny was a Housewife, and my Uncle Dede, whom I look up to, is an amazing chef and was a chef for the Navy. My granny always said people eat with their eyes. I have learned a lot from both of them. My Uncle Dede raised me and taught me so much in the kitchen with different flavors, and other seasonings, I just fell in love.

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

My Brooklyn Drunken Wicked Wings

What would you do with the $25,000?

What would I do with $25,000? I’ll be honest with you. I put a dent in my mortgage and go from there. And invest more in my catering business. For me, i just want to make sure my mom and my son with Autism is okay with a roof over their heads.

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